Updated 18 September 2026. Originally published in 2022; revised to replace outdated advice and links.
Your domain name and hosting should be easy to account for. If a renewal failed tomorrow, would your team know who to contact and which account to open?
Start with a simple record
- Who is the domain registrar, and who is recorded as the registrant?
- Which business account receives renewal and recovery messages?
- Who supplies hosting, email, DNS and backups?
- Who can approve changes, and how is access handed over?
Keep this information somewhere your business can access securely. Check the agreed ownership and handover terms rather than assuming that paying a hosting invoice answers every question.
Does the server need to be in the UK?
Server location can affect connection times and may matter when reviewing data handling. It is not a promise of higher rankings. Google describes server location as one possible audience signal, but not a definitive one, particularly where content delivery networks are used. See its regional website guidance.
Measure the actual experience for your customers. Caching, page weight, software, third-party tools and the quality of support also matter. An overseas server is not automatically slow, and a UK server is not automatically well maintained.
Make administration simpler
With inLIFE Mission Control, clients can bring information about their active services into one place. Our hosting and support page explains the current options.
The prices and transfer offer in the original 2022 article have been removed because they were historical. Ask the team to review your setup and agree the scope before a move.
